A Humour of Love Quotes

“I think the writing is showing me that I have to find peace on my own. There’s no outside person who can help; it’s a process I have to go through myself. Coming to terms with abuse like mine is mainly a lonely path. Writing allows you at least to tell your story and put your own questions and answers to explain what happened.”
― Robert Montagu, A Humour of Love: A Memoir

“The request for mercy is a prerequisite for forgiveness.”
― Robert Montagu, A Humour of Love: A Memoir

“Priests are keen on the message of forgiveness. To them it sums up, I think, the purpose of faith: to reconcile one person with another and one horrible event with a tranquil life. The trouble is that people don’t always want to forgive. Some things happen that are too big for reconciliation. They want vengeance to start with: for God to arrive with a big stick and chastise the sinner mightily. The time for forgiveness comes later. Repentance and explanation must come first, then punishment; forgiveness may or may not follow, hopefully before everyone dies. You don’t miss out the first steps and jump to the last like the clergy do too readily.”
― Robert Montagu, A Humour of Love: A Memoir